In a show of support of the skilled trades, Wehrung’s Cares, the nonprofit division of Wehrung’s Family of Businesses, has donated $5,000 in store credit to the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology (MBIT) to purchase cordless power tools. The credit …
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Westlake Ace Hardware Partners With Salvation Army to Beat the Heat
What started as a grassroots effort over a decade ago, the Westlake Ace Hardware and Salvation Army Fan Drive has turned into a multistate campaign. Taking place during the early summer months each year, the Fan Drive encourages customers at the …
Read More »Retailer Unites With Local University to Sponsor Support Dog
Augustana University and Nyberg’s Ace have joined together in a fun partnership, bringing Augustana’s mascot to life as a real-life student health and wellness support dog. Once just a costumed representative of the university in a mascot suit, the school …
Read More »Retailer Catches Fishing Customers With Bait Pools
Located in an area ripe with fishing opportunities, Three Sons Hardware in Big Lake, Minnesota, has captured a niche audience with its bait pools. Customers who love fishing can visit the store and choose their live bait from basins in …
Read More »Messages on Stairs Draw Customers to Upstairs Shopping
With both their customers and employees in mind, Nowco Home Hardware dealer-owners Deanna and Tyler Nowochin embarked on a store remodeling project that added a new shopping destination for customers and office space for employees. Named The Loft, the new space in the Nowochin’s …
Read More »Store Dog Henry Delights Customers
At B&B Hardware in Milan, Illinois, Henry the yellow Labrador has been a mainstay and popular fixture as the official store dog for almost three years. The three-year-old dog belongs to store owners RJ and Helen McDaniel and has been …
Read More »Customer Relations Bloom at Annual Garden Party
Celebrating the start of spring and providing a way to engage with customers, A Few Cool Hardware Stores hosts an Annual Garden Party. The event takes place at each of the operation’s 13 locations in the Washington and Baltimore metro …
Read More »Projects Room Provides Education, Engagement
Engaging with customers of all ages in a creative way, Madison Lumber & Hardware in Ketchikan, Alaska, opened up the Projects Room where it hosts how-to classes. Madison Lumber & Hardware CFO Janice Walker says the idea for the Projects …
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